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Investors are now hoping the strict rules that have stymied growth since late 2020 will start to ease, after China's central bank slapped a nearly $1 billion fine on Ant Group
Japan’s Nikkei fell to a one-month low as exporters suffered from its currency’s rise while the Hang Seng enjoyed a boost from credit figures and tech optimism
Bankers said on Wednesday the RBI is calling for more lenders to take part in pilot programmes using the e-rupee in a bid to push the number of transactions to a million a day
But some analysts warned the move that sparked the share price rebound won’t be enough to turn around the country’s crippled property sector
The baht was one of two Asian currencies to rise on Tuesday, but businesses in Thailand are closely watching the vote for a new PM, which will be held in parliament on Thursday.
Explaining its breakup with Vedanta, Foxconn said "there was recognition from both sides that the project was not moving fast enough"
The Swiss bank has suspended plans for a new China fund unit indefinitely and decided recently to maintain Credit Suisse's partnership with ICBC, sources say
Investor mood was boosted after US Fed officials signalled there might be an easing back on interest rate rises soon
China's looming export controls create doubt on the supply of a metal some say is a game changer for EV chargers. Carmakers may shift to silicon carbide if they can't find other sources
The National Development and Reform Commission says it has met with the likes of Baidu and LONGi Green Energy Technology
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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